Teachers, today, are in a different world than those we grew up learning from in the classrooms of "yester-year". We must adapt to a changing world and step outside our box in which we've been contained that is our comfort zone. We must present information in different ways for different types of learners, using technologies that will not only prepare our learners for the 21st century, but excite them to learn.
We are called to focus on the core subject areas, but we need to remember not to leave out Art and Music, for example, because it can be used to supplement our lessons in these subjects. We are also called to understand these lessons on a higher analytical level.
To do this of course, we are to use as much technology as possible, not just as teachers, but including our students, as well. We should teach them to use different modes of media. We should have them present in videos, e-mail answers, show powerpoint presentations with their information, and communicate with each other in texts and social media sites.
In essence, we need to involve students and introduce them to a world of ways to get there points across to an expanding world. We should teach them how to create their projects and use 21st Century tools, while they provide us with proof that they have mastered the learnings that we are to introduce them to.
Teachers, today, are in a different world than those we grew up learning from in the classrooms of "yester-year". We must adapt to a changing world and step outside our box in which we've been contained that is our comfort zone. We must present information in different ways for different types of learners, using technologies that will not only prepare our learners for the 21st century, but excite them to learn.
We are called to focus on the core subject areas, but we need to remember not to leave out Art and Music, for example, because it can be used to supplement our lessons in these subjects. We are also called to understand these lessons on a higher analytical level.
To do this of course, we are to use as much technology as possible, not just as teachers, but including our students, as well. We should teach them to use different modes of media. We should have them present in videos, e-mail answers, show powerpoint presentations with their information, and communicate with each other in texts and social media sites.
In essence, we need to involve students and introduce them to a world of ways to get there points across to an expanding world. We should teach them how to create their projects and use 21st Century tools, while they provide us with proof that they have mastered the learnings that we are to introduce them to.
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